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iFixit uncovers the secret to the Pixel 2 XL's squeeze sensors

HTC's tech revealed

By Cal Jeffrey, October 19, 2017, 4:32 PM

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iPhone 8 teardown reveals smaller battery, 2GB of RAM and stubborn glass back

Replacing the rear glass panel won't be easy

By Shawn Knight, September 22, 2017, 2:15 PM 10 comments

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Hardware Electronics

Venture capital firm tears down the Juicero and discovers the asking price isn't that absurd

Beautifully (over) engineered

By William Gayde, April 26, 2017, 7:00 AM 7 comments

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Hardware Mobile

iFixit teardowns of Galaxy S8/S8+ show that the handsets aren't easy to repair

They both get a repairability score of 4/10

By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2017, 7:45 AM

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Electronics Apple

iFixit destroys AirPods to reveal minuscule battery

By Tim Schiesser, December 21, 2016, 8:30 AM 8 comments

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Microsoft Hardware

Microsoft's Surface Dial isn't quite as easy to repair as the Surface Studio, teardown reveals

By Shawn Knight, December 1, 2016, 2:45 PM

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Hardware Microsoft

Microsoft's Surface Studio AIO is surprisingly easy to repair

By Shawn Knight, November 29, 2016, 6:00 PM

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Teardown of 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar reveals fake speaker grills, fragile Touch Bar

By Shawn Knight, November 16, 2016, 2:30 PM 12 comments

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iFixit's Pixel XL Teardown reveals above-average repairability score, almost no HTC branding

By Rob Thubron, October 24, 2016, 7:30 AM

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iFixit teardowns of the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch 2 show bigger batteries and Taptic Engines

By Rob Thubron, September 16, 2016, 11:00 AM

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Hardware Gaming

Watch Sony's PlayStation 4 Slim get disassembled ahead of tomorrow's big reveal

By Shawn Knight, September 6, 2016, 5:45 PM

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Hardware Gaming

Xbox One S teardown reveals tight, compact system

By Tim Schiesser, August 4, 2016, 10:45 AM 7 comments

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Gaming Hardware

Watch Ben Heck tear down the ultra-rare Nintendo PlayStation prototype

By Shawn Knight, July 18, 2016, 7:30 AM

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iPhone SE teardown reveals 'Frankenstein' mix of iPhone 5s, 6 and 6s components

By Shawn Knight, March 31, 2016, 10:15 AM

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Electronics Gaming

iFixit cracks open the Oculus Rift to see what makes it tick

By Shawn Knight, March 30, 2016, 4:45 PM

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Hardware Mobile

Samsung Galaxy S7 teardown reveals underwhelming small heatpipe cooler

By Shawn Knight, March 8, 2016, 6:15 PM 13 comments

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A9X powering the iPad Pro features two CPU cores, 12-cluster GPU with no L3 cache

By Shawn Knight, November 30, 2015, 5:30 PM

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Apple Electronics

There's a wealth of tech crammed inside the irreparable Apple Pencil

By Shawn Knight, November 20, 2015, 6:15 AM 12 comments

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Fairphone 2 modular smartphone earns perfect repairability score

By Shawn Knight, November 19, 2015, 2:00 PM

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iFixit dismantles the iPad Pro, awards it a sub-par repairability score

By Shawn Knight, November 12, 2015, 9:45 AM

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Huawei-made Nexus 6P earns poor repairability score

By Shawn Knight, October 30, 2015, 10:45 AM

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Mobile Hardware

Nexus 5X teardown reveals easily repairable modular components

By Tim Schiesser, October 23, 2015, 12:15 PM

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Electronics Google

Gobs of thermal paste should prevent Chromecast 2s from overheating

By Shawn Knight, October 8, 2015, 6:30 AM

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iFixit tears down the iPhone 6s, finds smaller battery, large Taptic Engine

By Tim Schiesser, September 25, 2015, 9:30 AM

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Hardware Mobile

OnePlus 2 teardown exposes easily replaceable components

By Tim Schiesser, August 14, 2015, 11:15 AM